Surf Forecasts:
Anakena surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 14,344 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anakena this week:
The surf forecast for Anakena over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Anakena in the next 16 days are 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 12s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anakena over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 485 | 778 | 559 | 473 | 504 | 387 | 302 | 324 | 1083 | 2039 | 2343 | 2483 | 2891 | 4539 | 3246 | 3778 | 5122 | 14344 | 13709 | 10119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM0.74m | 11:27PM0.67m | 11:29AM0.71m | 00:24AM0.73m | 12:25PM0.69m | 1:13AM0.77m | 1:14PM0.66m | 1:55AM0.80m | 1:55PM0.63m | 2:31AM0.81m | 2:30PM0.59m | 3:04AM0.82m | 3:00PM0.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.16m | 5:22AM0.26m | 5:57PM0.15m | 6:30AM0.24m | 6:41PM0.14m | 7:27AM0.23m | 7:20PM0.15m | 8:16AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.16m | 8:58AM0.23m | 8:22PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SE 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 264 | 485 | 47 | 559 | 473 | 504 | 387 | 260 | 115 | 1083 | 2039 | 2343 | 2483 | 2891 | 4539 | 3246 | 1103 | 3462 | 33 | 68 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 12 | S 11 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 119 | 69 | 47 | 64 | 61 | 148 | 201 | 302 | 171 | 167 | 160 | 83 | 326 | 855 | 191 | 756 | 132 | 90 | 29 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 26 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | WSW 13 | S 12 | — | S 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 57 | 30 | 43 | 21 | 50 | 48 | 62 | 324 | 27 | 26 | 48 | 402 | 174 | — | 100 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 329 | 458 | 778 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 98 | 872 | 956 | 600 | — | — | — | 53 | 3778 | 5122 | 14344 | 13709 | 10119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3526 | 3526 | 3526 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3526 | 3526 | 3526 | 3675 | 1 | 1 | 3598 | 8 | 3576 | 3634 | 3598 | 3562 | 3526 | 3503 |
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